Month: December 2021

WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY, REALLY? Although the term accountability can have negative connotations, in an accountability culture it is defined as “clear commitments that–in the eyes of others–have been kept.” It is not enough for people to have fulfilled commitments by their own definitions. They must check in with clients and coworkers throughout a process to…

Many of today’s business leaders have heard about the Lean method of production, but few truly understand how to successfully adopt it. In Management Lessons from Taiichi Ohno, Takehiko Harada provides the tools, techniques, and knowledge that business managers will need to implement the Lean values of the Toyota Production System (TPS) in their organizations.…